Pakistan Border Offensive Fails, U.S. Expresses Frustration

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Dumbya's losing the war on Terrorism too...

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108412446806705972,00.html (need subscription)

Pakistan Border Offensive Fails

Militants Refuse Surrender, Islamabad Amnesty Deal; U.S. Expresses Frustration
By ZAHID HUSSAIN
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
May 10, 2004; Page A15

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A much-touted Pakistani offensive against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters operating along the country's northwest border with Afghanistan failed to reach its goals, analysts said, with President Pervez Musharraf's troops unable to apprehend any top Islamic militants.

The operation's fizzling out came after Mr. Musharraf and other Pakistani officials raised hopes in March that Islamabad was close to arresting major al Qaeda figures, including Ayman al-Zawahri, the terrorist organization's No. 2 commander. The analysts said Islamabad's inability to make any significant gains against al Qaeda or the Taliban is frustrating U.S. military commanders, who have pressed Mr. Musharraf to prevent militants from using Pakistan's tribal areas as a base to attack American troops in neighboring Afghanistan...

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1. Well This Is Bad News - More Bush Sponsored Terror At Eleven

With his approach this will never end and will bankrupt the US.

Oh, one forgets, that is his goal.

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2. Sounds like a pretense to invade Pakistani

Doesn't Musharraf understand Bush needs Osama by November?